Chrysalis and Twilight were sleeping together on the bed. Twilight slept on the left and Chrysalis on the right with a smile on her face. Twilight soon opened her eyes, yawned, uncovered, got out of bed and went to the balcony to lower the moon and raise the sun. Chrysalis continued to sleep in bed with a smile, but when she felt the rays of sunlight on her face, she made a face of discomfort and turned to the left, hoping not to feel the rays of the sun and continue to sleep peacefully.
But her happiness at sleeping was over when Twilight approached her to wake her up. “Chrysalis, wake up,” Twilight nudged her lightly with a hoof.
Chrysalis pouted. “Please, Twilight ... let me sleep ... it’s still too early ...”
“I understand, Chrysalis. But today I am going to the friendship school to see how Starlight is doing, and I would like you to come with me so that you and she can talk.” Twilight explained.
Chrysalis’ eyes opened when she heard the name “Starlight.” Would Twilight see Starlight at the friendship school? But what was a friendship school after all? She lifted her head from the pillow confusedly.
“Wait. Friendship School? What is it?” asked Chrysalis.
“It’s a school I founded so that ponies and creatures could learn about friendship,” Twilight explained. “But as I was going to be the ruler of Equestria, I passed the title of handmare to Starlight.”
Chrysalis was speechless, she didn’t realize that Twilight had founded a school for ponies and creatures to learn about friendship. But when she heard that Twilight wanted her to be together so she could talk to Starlight, maybe she could go to apologize to Starlight for wanting to get revenge at her and feeling hatred in the past. Her ears went down sadly just thinking about it. Would Starlight forgive her? Was Starlight holding a grudge against her? She looked sadly to the side while her ears were down.
Twilight, noting the sadness in Chrysalis, she asked, “Chrysalis? What happened? Why you’re sad?”
Chrysalis looked at Twilight sadly. “I wonder if Starlight is holding a grudge against me.”
Twilight was confused. “Why do you think Starlight would be holding a grudge against you?”
“It’s just that I didn’t accept her friendship offer and I wanted to get revenge at her,” Chrysalis explained. “After what I did, it would make perfect sense for her to be mad at me.”
Twilight approached Chrysalis with a smile. “Starlight would never hold a grudge against anypony, not even a villain, even if he did something very bad to her.”
“But when I was with Discord’s powers, I arrested you, your friends, Starlight, Spike and Celestia and Luna. I even tried to rip off Spike’s wings just to intimidate,” Chrysalis punctuated sadly while looking to the side, “and all of that was just because I was mad at her for making my subjects against me.”
Chrysalis felt the Twilight hoof on her chin, and making her head turn to her, she noticed that the purple adult alicorn was smiling. “Chrysalis, you can trust me; Starlight doesn’t hold a grudge. Well, except when she was mean and wanted to get revenge at me for making the citizens of Our Town go against her.”
“Was Starlight evil once?” asked Chrysalis, now surprised by this revelation.
“Yes, but that was many years ago, now she is reformed, so you can be sure that she is not holding a grudge against you,” Twilight replied with a smile.
Chrysalis’ ears dropped unsteadily. “But what if she is?”
“She is not holding a grudge, Chrysalis. You can trust me,” Twilight guaranteed with a wing hug. “Let’s go?”
Chrysalis started to think better, before let go a breath and answering, “okay, let’s go.”
Twilight stopped hugging Chrysalis with her wing and opened the other wing before going to the balcony and flying out, Chrysalis did the same as Twilight. As they flew, their mane crashed against the wind, and Chrysalis looked sideways uncertainly, would Starlight really forgive her? Twilight assured the ex-queen of the changelings that Starlight would forgive her, but she feared that she wouldn’t.
Upon arriving in Ponyville, they posed beside the door of the Friendship School and soon entered. While Twilight led the way and looked ahead, there were several foals and baby creatures together going to their classroom, and Chrysalis looked around, she couldn’t help but agree that it was beautiful the school on the inside. Until they stopped in front of a light purple door, and Twilight knocked on the door with a hoof.
“You may come in!” said Starlight on the other side of the door.
Twilight opened the door with her magic and went in, and Chrysalis soon came in behind her, with the nervously shows on her face. Starlight was sitting at her table, she was wearing a burgundy outfit and looking at Twilight with a smile.
“Hi, Starlight! How’s your job going as handmare from the school of friendship?” asked Twilight with a smile.
“It’s going well, Twilight,” Starlight replied with a smile, she looked to the left and noticed that next to Twilight was a female changeling of white color and sky blue mane. “Twilight, who’s this changeling with you?”
“This is Chrysalis, Starlight. She was released from her stone prison, thanks to her change of heart,” Twilight replied.
Starlight was surprised by what Twilight said to her. Was the changeling next to Twilight Chrysalis? But she soon smiled, got up and went to Twilight.
“I’m glad she was reformed, Twilight,” said Starlight.
Chrysalis was surprised by what Starlight said to her. “Are you happy that I’m reformed?”
Starlight looked at Chrysalis now. “Of course I am. I always hoped that one day you would regret and reform, even though you denied my friend request and turned to stone for some twenty years, I never stopped believing in you.”
“But I don’t understand. Why? I felt hatred for you when you made my ex-subjects against me and I even wanted to get revenge at you,” said Chrysalis confusedly.
“Because… I understand you, Chrysalis. When I was mean, I also felt hate and wanted to take revenge.” Starlight confessed while putting a hoof on her chest while remembering her past. Chrysalis was surprised by this revelation.
“So, you wanted to help me with my reformation because Twilight helped you?” asked Chrysalis to be sure.
“Yes, Chrysalis.”
Chrysalis looked sadly to the side. She couldn’t stop thinking that she really was revengeful in the past. She should have known that Starlight had a reason to do all that to her, but was she understanding and accepted Starlight’s friendship? No, she thought only of revenge.
“Chrysalis? What happened? Was it something I said?” asked Starlight, now with her ears down in a worried way.
“It’s just ... I can’t help thinking that I was vindictive in the past. I should have understood and accepted your friendship offer from the beginning, since if I did that, I wouldn’t have been petrified for twenty years.” Chrysalis explained sadly.
Starlight felt sorry for Chrysalis, she approached the reformed changeling and placed a hoof on her chest. “Chrysalis, I’m sorry that you’re feeling this way. Is there anything I can help you feel better about?”
“I don’t think so, Twilight is already helping me, but thanks,” Chrysalis replied, now with a small smile.
“Well, if you need me, you know where to find me,” said Starlight as she returned to her table to sit. Chrysalis and Twilight turned and left the room. Twilight closed the door as soon as they left.
Chrysalis can’t help feeling happy that Starlight has forgiven her. Chrysalis saw doors with a small square glass on the right. Curious, she approached the door and looked inside. She noticed that inside there was a white unicorn mare with purple and pink mane and the Cutie Mark was on a shield with a musical note next to a blackboard, and on the tables were foals of ponies and creatures with their books, feathers and notebooks. Chrysalis was so attentive watching the mare giving the class that she didn’t even notice Twilight approaching her curiously.
“Chrysalis, what are you doing?” she asked.
Chrysalis’ ears perked up as her eyes blinked when she heard Twilight’s voice, she soon looked at Twilight. “I can see what’s behind that door through that glass, and from what I could see, the foals are already having class.”
Twilight soon smiled. “Ah yes! Their classes have already started. Well before my friends left and took to live in different places, they were the teachers who taught the foals of ponies and creatures.”
“Were your friends giving friendship lessons?”
“Yes. Fluttershy taught kindness, Rarity of generosity, Pinkie of laughter, Applejack of honesty and Rainbow of loyalty,” Twilight replied.
“But what made them give up being teachers at your school after all these years?” asked Chrysalis, now confused.
“They had other things to do. Rarity became the leader in Yakyakistan, and Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack and Fluttershy already had their jobs, and because of that, they had to retire as teachers.” Twilight explained.
“Who replaced them as teachers?” asked Chrysalis.
“Now, Apple Bloom teaches honesty, Sweetie Belle of generosity, Scootaloo of loyalty, Ocellus of kindness, Smolder of honesty and Silverstream of laughs,” Twilight replied.
Chrysalis did not imagine that the five friends of Twilight would stop being teachers because the future had planned something for them, but she understood why they had retired as teachers; they had their jobs, and they probably must have it was difficult to have two jobs. She really hoped that the five mares and Twilight were having a good life in this future with no threats and enemies to contend with. She noticed that Twilight turned and started walking, probably to get out of school. Chrysalis, seeing this, followed her.
When they left school, Chrysalis noticed that the ponies were afraid to see her and they ran away. Chrysalis blew out a breath as she closed her eyes. A few days have passed since she was released from prison for her statue, and she couldn’t get used to the fact that the ponies were still afraid of her. But also, why blame them for feeling this way? She was mean and vindictive in the past, there was every good reason for them to be like that, but still ... she wanted to win the ponies’ forgiveness and show them that she have changed. What about her ex-subjects? She also wanted to be forgiven by them, but she did not go yet at the hive to apologize and ask for forgiveness because she was afraid that they were holding a grudge for everything she did to them and Equestria. Perhaps, one day, when she is not so nervous and insecure, she could go to the hive to ask for forgiveness along with Twilight. But now, she did not intend to do that. That would be for another day; one day she wouldn’t be so nervous and unsure.